lame

lame

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lame¹ /leɪm/ adjective1.
  a. unable to walk properly because your leg or foot is injured or weak:
    a lame dog
    go lame (=become lame)
  b. the lame [plural] people who are lame
2. a lame excuse or explanation is weak and difficult to believe
    lame excuse/explanation
    She gave some lame excuse about missing the bus.
    a lame attempt to deflect criticism ⇨ lamely
3. informal boring or not very good
   SYN  poor:
    A lot of the songs on this album are a bit lame.
    the company’s lame performance
—lameness noun [uncountable]

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lame² verb [transitive usually passive]
to make a person or animal unable to walk properly
   SYN  cripple:
    The fall left him badly lamed.

lameBrE /leɪm/ 🔊NAmE /leɪm/ 🔊 adjective(of people or animals 人或动物) unable to walk well because of an injury to the leg or foot 瘸的；跛的(of an excuse, explanation, etc. 借口、解释等) weak and difficult to believe 站不住脚的；无说服力的 SYN feeble, unconvincing not interesting or entertaining 无趣的；无聊的◆The humour is more lame than funny.这种幽默并不好笑，无趣得很。▸ lame·ness BrE /ˈleɪmnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈleɪmnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆The disease has left her with permanent lameness. 那场病使她永远瘸了。🔊🔊